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TEHRAN REFUSES TO DISMANTLE NUCLEAR SITES — TRUMP CALLS RESPONSE 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE'
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Canberra sees an impulsive war that no longer knows what it wants.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Australia covers developments in real time through ABC, with a critical eye on American conduct, The Sydney Morning Herald notes growing Australian public frustration: the war's objective shifts weekly. First, prevent Iran from getting the bomb. Then, open Hormuz. Then, negotiate a ceasefire. Now, uranium transfer is 'unacceptable' but Trump says he will get it 'at some point.' For Australia, an AUKUS member committed on the Indo-Pacific flank, this American strategic incoherence is the fundamental problem: if Washington cannot manage a Middle Eastern crisis with clarity, how would it handle a confrontation with China over Taiwan?
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